Tony,

I don't understand why the D3 would be better than the D700

It's not.

What you're seeing is that I show the actual data (unless there is an (e) after the camera then it might be an estimate from other values).
So you're seeing the slight variation that reflects the accuracy of the test and sample variation.

Also, FWIW, even if the sensor is identical, the electronics of the D3 and D700 could be slightly different resulting in slightly different performance.

Regards,
Bill

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